Anthony W. Monroe
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Age: 20
From: Bismarck, N.D.
Assigned to Division Artillery, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas
Incident: Army Pfc. Anthony W. Monroe was killed Oct. 11 when two rockets impacted his camp in Baghdad. Also
Died: October 11, 2004
North Dakota soldier killed in Iraq
Associated Press
BISMARCK, N.D. — A North Dakota Army Reserve soldier has been killed in Iraq, a family friend said Monday.
Pfc. Anthony Monroe, 21, of Bismarck, was killed Sunday while serving in Baghdad, said Terri Wilhelm, a family friend. She said the family did not have details.
Monroe was serving with the 1st Cavalry Division, based at Fort Hood, Texas, Wilhelm said. He had been in the Army since the fall of 2002 and had been in Iraq for the past couple of months. He was a vehicle mechanic.
Monroe was the son of Bernadette Monroe and the late Jefferey Monroe, of Bismarck. He was a graduate of Bismarck High School with a younger sister, Caitlyn and brother, Nicholas.
Wilhelm read a statement from the Monroe family saying, “The family thanks all of you for your thoughts and prayers during this difficult time.”
He graduated from high school in 2002.
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